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	<h2>About</h2>
	<p>
		TechWorks incubates startups and provides support to small businesses
		in Afghanistan and Central Asia.<br /> It trains young technology
		students and professionals, aged 12-25, in leadership,
		entrepreneurship and various other business topics. We house young
		entrepreneurs and provide them with technical support, mentoring, and
		coaching facilities. TechWorks is an incubator and small business
		support program that provides early-stage entrepreneurs with unique
		facilities and technical support from ideation to acceleration and
		funding and market access. TechWorks enhances employability, creates
		employment, and strengthens entrepreneurial culture among young people
		by empowering them develop business and social enterprises. TechWorks'
		unique web-based business planning platform brings to young people a
		dynamic environment to brainstorm, develop and manage their business
		plans, interact with their peers and be inspired by their mentors.

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		<li>TechNation | TechWorks is a members of the National Business
			Incubator Association (NBIA), TechNation and MAD have instant access
			to the world's largest network of business incubation professionals.</li>

		<li>TechWorks can call on experts and successful incubates from the
			Technology Incubation Center. Moreover, mentors and successful
			entrepreneurs in India and the US</li>

		<li>TechWorks can call on experts and successful incubates
			from the Technology Incubation Center. Moreover, mentors and
			successful entrepreneurs in India and the US</li>

		<li>TechWorks is Afghanistan's only private firm focusing on incubation,
			entrepreneurship development, SME support</li>

		<li>TechNation is an active member of the countries largest consortium
			and umbrella association of ICT players, NICTAA</li>

		<li>TechNation is a member of Asia Pacific Telecentre Network (APTN)
			where it is working with startups on local, national and regional
			levels that enables it to have access to diverse industry players in
			private, public and civil sectors</li>

		<li>Having its HQ in Kabul and a country-wide network in Afghanistan,
			it can continue supporting any incubation program beyond the project
			timeframe through its long term presence in the country.</li>
		<li>TechNation's physical platforms and professional networks such as
			TechWorks, TechDera, TechWomen, TechLabs, TechEdu for small business,
			entrepreneurs, incubatees and professionals can play an instrumental
			role in streamlining the incubator management activities.</li>
		<li>TechNation has years of experience in working in Afghanistan, and
			have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the local ICT economy
			and culture. It has working experience with Afghan private, public
			and civil institutions, such as MCIT, Afghanistan Investment Support
			Agency (AISA), Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, unions and
			industry associations</li>
		<li>Access to a large pool professionals, experts, universities and
			institutions not only in Afghanistan but also worldwide through our
			initiatives, partners, and collaborators, such as NICTAA, Open Source
			Afghanistan, TechWomen Afghanistan, WITSA, and Telecentre.org
			Foundation.</li>
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		<li>MAD Incubator's over six years of experience in
			designing, implementing and sustaining incubator programs by
			incubating 100+ companies with 100% success record. Its hands-on
			practical experience in incubator design and development, incubation
			management and support, especially the MAD Hatchery, Ideas
			Acceleration Program, Market Validation Program, MAD Accelerator,
			Venture Acceleration Program, MAD Growth, MAD Expansion, and ASEAN
			Co-incubation Alliance is one of our most significant advantages for
			this program</li>
		<li>MAD has strong presence and linkage with leading IT
			Parks at Cyberjaya and Sunway Mentari through its incubators. Its
			products such as Startup Hub to cater to new startups in Malaysia and
			abroad that can be adopted to this mission. Its incubation models are
			already tested that can assist the development of MCIT Incubator</li>
		<li>MAD has strong network of local and international
			SME support institutions, and a network of more than 3000
			entrepreneurs and has years of experience in incubation, market
			access, and funding and partnership building</li>
		<li>An NBIA Incubator Management Certificate that
			requires 24 hours of training in total from four full-day workshops.
			Participants will gain practical knowledge to help them: Build
			stronger board, client and stakeholder relationships; Help clients
			identify funding sources; Establish effective programs; Increase
			program impact in the community; Improve the incubator's financial
			health; and Understand the concept of entrepreneurship and the
			start-up company life cycle. The certificate content shall be
			localized to make it relevant to Afghan conditions.</li>
		<li>Two books from the NBIA Bookstore: Developing a
			Business Incubation Program: Insights and Advice for Communities and
			Best Practices in Action: Guidelines for Implementing First-Class
			Business Incubation Programs, Revised 2nd Edition. These books will
			serve as springboard to prepare toolkits that are relevant to the
			local Afghan situation. These books will be useful to incubate Afghan
			businesses that are ready to go global.</li>
		<li>MIT AITI partners with universities in emerging
			regions and organizes advanced courses taught by MIT
			student/instructors. The courses focus on mobile and Internet
			technologies, and are structured so that students are awakened to the
			commercial possibilities of the technologies. Components of the
			course include detailed technical curriculum, funded business
			competitions, guest lectures, and networking events, all to help our
			students develop and realize their ideas. MIT AITI is unable to field
			a team in Afghanistan due to security reasons but has indicated that
			Afghans can participate when the program is offered in India.</li>
		<li>iDISC - the infoDev Incubator Support Center - is an
			outcome of infoDev's Incubator Initiative, an Initiative started in
			2002 to support organizations promoting ICT-enabled innovation and
			entrepreneurship in developing countries. iDISC builds on previous
			research and work done by ANPROTEC, the Brazilian Association of
			Promoters of Innovative Ventures, with support from infoDev and
			SEBRAE, the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small
			Enterprises. Once we succeed in establishing the business incubator
			at MCIT, we will request for approval in the Global Directory of
			business development organizations leveraging ICT to facilitate
			entrepreneurship and new business creation in the developing world.</li>
		<li>IBM brings a local and global presence to the table</li>
		<li>IBM is #1 brand name in IT world wide</li>
		<li>Access to the IBM Global Entrepreneur/IBM Smart Camp</li>
		<li>Leverage established network of the worlds leading
			IT experts</li>
		<li>A fully operational equity funding structure ready
			to deploy funds immediately</li>
		<li>Executive mentoring by Fortune 100 leaders</li>
		<li>Deep relationships in the Afghan community, with
			knowledge of companies ready to be sourced</li>
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	<h6>TechWorks Team</h6>
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		<p>Governing Board</p>
	
		<p>Management</p>
		<li>General Manager</li>
		<li>Marketing/ sales</li>
		<li>Fundraising/ partnerships</li>
		<li>Business development</li>
		<li>Customer services</li>
		<li>Planning-- R&D</li>
		<li>Admin/ Finance (TechNation's core admin/ finance team can take
			care of this)</li>
	</ul>
	<h6>Institutions Behind</h6>
	<ul>
		<li>TechNation</li>


		<p>TechNation is a technology and consulting firm based in
			Afghanistan. It engages in application development, education,
			incubation and small business support, community technology, public
			relations, research and policy analysis. Governed and managed by a
			team of top-notched entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and
			practitioners, TechNation addresses technology needs of a diverse set
			of clients. TechNation transforms Afghanistan into a
			technology-enabled nation.</p>
		<li>MAD Incubator</li>
		<p>MAD Incubator is Malaysia's leading and largest private incubator.
			Formed in 2009, MAD Incubator is an MSC Status Accredited Incubator.
			MAD Incubator specializes in incubation programs from ideation to
			business venture and business acceleration. Its mission is to develop
			1000 entrepreneurs in Malaysia achieving USD1mil by 2015 and have
			every entrepreneurs equipped with the tools, skills, knowledge and
			know-how to navigate their business challenges.</p><br/>
			   
			   <p>Other partners/ Logos:</p>
			   <li>MCIT</li>
			   <li>AISA</li>
			    <li>TBP</li>
			    <li>IBM(?)</li>
			    <li>Microsoft (?)</li>
			    <li>Google (?)</li>
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